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Emraan Anwar Hashmi (Hindi: इमरान हाश्मी, Urdu: عمران ہاشمی; born 24 March 1979 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India), is a Filmfare Award-nominated Indian actor.

Early life

Hashmi was born to Anwar Hashmi and Maherahh Hashmi. After briefly changing his first name to "Farhaan", he decided to keep his original name.

Personal life

Hashmi graduated from Sydenham College in Mumbai, India. Pooja Bhatt, an actress turned director, is his cousin, while Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt are his uncles. They are both producers, while the former is also a writer and director. Emraan married his long time girl friend Parveen Shahani in December, 2006.^[1] He became father of a baby boy on 4th February, 2010 and named him Ayaan.^[2]

Controversies

In July 2009, Hashmi claimed that a housing society in Mumbai's upmarket Pali Hill locality refused to grant him permission to buy an apartment because he was a Muslim. The housing society rejected the allegations and in turn accused Hashmi and his family of intimidatory behavior.^[3] Hashmi's allegations were condemned by other Muslim actors in Bollywood, especially Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan^[4] while the Indian-Islamic Cultural Center accused Hashmi of spurring communal tensions in India.^[5]

On 10 August 2009, Hashmi backtracked from his accusation and said that the housing society has not discriminated against him and termed the incident as a "miscommunication".^[6]

Filmography

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References

External links

• Emraan Hashmi at the Internet Movie Database